The Ex and Her Riches

Chapter 184

He had asked Swain to hurry back to the training facility and find Yohannes, but Swain had yet to return.

Maverick knew his own body, and he probably wouldn’t be able to hold on until Gwendolyn came home from dinner.

Is this really how I’m going to die?

He was unwilling to accept it, yet he was powerless to change it.

As of now, he did not even have the strength to write a farewell letter.

Earlier, that had been the first time Gwendolyn had hugged him since the divorce.

No, she wasn’t hugging me. She was only patting my head.

Charles was right. In the end, Gwendolyn saw Maverick as nothing more than a pet.

She no longer loved him.

As Maverick pondered on this, his consciousness gradually grew hazy, and there were black spots in his vision.

“Gwendolyn…”

I’ll give you my life, Gwendolyn, but can you give me your love in return?

Resigned to his fate, he closed his eyes and let his arms hang limply at his sides. He looked serene.

All was tranquil around him.

Apart from the curtains rustling in the breeze, the only other noise in the room was the sound of blood dripping from his fingertips onto the floor, one drop at a time.

In the car, Gwendolyn suddenly felt a sharp, intense pain in her heart.

She pressed a hand to her chest, her delicate face turning pale from the pain.

Charles noticed that something was off with her and quickly asked, “Gwen, what’s wrong? Are you unwell?”

He leaned forward, wanting to help her.

out to stop him. After taking a few deep breaths, she felt the

feel pain in my chest

never had any heart-related illnesses, and

sleeping well for the last couple of

spoke, a faint, icy gleam

didn’t notice her darkened gaze and continued to show his sympathy and

listening to

how pale and sickly Maverick had looked before she left the

been acting

he ask me all those odd questions, such as whether I’d remember

dying patient who could not accept his own

delved into her thoughts, the more

had grabbed her by the wrist before she left

be extremely detrimental to you. You must be cautious and on your guard around him

Maverick’s choice of words had seemed

if he had used the words “in the future” to exclude himself from any future

hands, his furrowed brows, the overwhelming sense of weakness that he couldn’t hide, and the

and she shouted at Charles’ driver, “Pull

wrong, Gwen?” Charles

car door. “Something urgent came up. I’m afraid I won’t be able to make it to the dinner tonight. Let’s do

“Gwen—”

words were cut off when Gwendolyn slammed the car door

Bay Hill villa area, there were no taxis waiting by the roadside. After getting out

caught

after Gwendolyn left; it simply stayed in

Gwendolyn frantically ran back to Bay Villa. At

Bay Villa when Nico

William, and Quinton emerged from the shadows when they saw him

together excitedly. “Nico, you won a whole month’s worth of salary

cold and serious.

other two exchanged a

and the three men immediately felt a sharp pain in the back of

motionless figures on the ground impassively. As it turned out, tranquilizing them was

the shadows. “Nico, we can’t just leave them lying here, can we? Where should

glanced at the three unconscious men on the ground, cupped his hands around his

a minute, but there was still no sound or movement within the villa, nor was there any sign of Maverick coming to open the

off. “Never mind. Let’s go and check

down, but he was worried he would not be able to explain himself to Gwendolyn after this. In the end, he and Swain climbed the pipes behind the villa

lying on the chaise lounge. The pool of crimson

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